A British tourist is facing up to 10 years in prison after a woman he allegedly struck while pulling a wheelie died in the hospital in Thailand.

Brandon Mills, 22, from Doncaster, was riding a rented scooter with one wheel in the air when he slammed into Jurairat Petchraksa, 49, outside a bar in Pattaya.

CCTV shows how the female rider was flung across the ground from the impact. She found lying in a pool of blood at around 11 pm local time on August 14 in the Soi Bong Koch 8 area of the city.

Mother-of-two Jurairat was rushed to the hospital, where she stayed in critical condition before passing away on Sunday afternoon.

Mills has since been released from custody but his passport has been seized to prevent him from leaving the country.

A rescue officer from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Foundation today confirmed the Thai woman's death.

He said: 'Yes, she has passed away at the hospital. We only transported her there.'

Jurairat's friends paid tribute to her online. He funeral was held today.

Janeji said: 'Jurairat was like a mother to me. She was everyone's friend. I can only pray that she is in heaven now and not suffering.

'I hope that there will be justice for what happened to her. She did not harm anyone, there was no reason for her to die like that. She was everyone's angel.'

Police Lieutenant Colonel Itthiporn Tangchuthaveesap from the Pattaya City Police Station earlier said Mills allegedly admitted to reckless driving and had compensated Jurairat's family with 30,000 baht (682 GBP) for medical expenses.

Officers said the Brit gave his name as Brandon James Holmes. However, on social media and local news reports into previous criminal cases in the UK he is named Brandon Mills.

He was convicted in Sheffield in 2022 when he was 18 of dealing heroin and crack cocaine along with friend Danny Naughton. Both avoided prison and received only 14 months of custody in a Young Offender Institution suspended for two years.

With the case in Thailand, Mills was initially facing charges of reckless driving causing serious injury, which is punishable with up to three years in jail, a fine of up to 60,000 baht, or both.

But following Jurairat's death, the charge is expected to be upgraded to reckless driving causing death, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in jail, a fine of up to 200,000 baht, or both.

The driver is also liable to pay compensation for damages to the victim or their family under civil law.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Itthiporn added: 'More evidence and witness statements are now needed for this case. The suspect was not under the influence of alcohol or any kind of drugs but he admitted causing the accident.

'We are waiting for a full forensic report from the hospital into the injuries and the cause of death. The suspect will not be allowed to leave Thailand.'

Tourists are regularly attacked or caught up in crime and alcohol-related chaos, leading Pattaya to be dubbed 'Sin City'. There is also an underbelly of ex-pat criminals living in the seaside resort, drawing similarities to the Costa del Sol in Spain.

Embarrassed officials in the central government have launched tourism initiatives to attract families and rebrand Pattaya as a safe destination. Authorities have also introduced safety measures, such as improved lighting and CCTV.

Despite some success in cleaning up the town's image, alcohol and sex remain its biggest draws, often leading to a high rate of crime and accidents.